adjective
/ˈædʒɪktɪv/A-jik-tiv
/ˈædʒɪktɪv/A-jik-tiv
Meaningthrown to (a noun)
Common meaning: a word that describes a noun
- adto, towards
- jectto throw, hurlLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1009 · scan
- iveadjective ending: tending to
‘to, towards’ + ‘to throw, hurl’ → adjective
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin iaciō (jaciō) ‘to throw, hurl’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry iaciō (jaciō), p. 1009 · dictionary scan
Roots
- iaciō (jaciō), iēcī, iactum Latin “to throw, hurl”
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